Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe
Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe | |
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Portrait by Johan Jørgensen Kulbars | |
| Born | 11 May 1578 Elvedgård, Funen, Denmark |
| Died | 21 December 1646 (aged 68) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Noble family |
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| Spouse | Holger Rosenkrantz |
| Issue | 13, including Jørgen Rosenkrantz |
Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe (11 May 1578 – 21 December 1646) was a Danish noblewoman and landowner. She is notable for being the first confirmed owner of Gunhild Cross. She was married to nobleman Holger Rosenkrantz, with whom she had 13 children, and raised 10 of her nieces and nephews, including Anne Gøye. She was also known for her accounting, of which her books are held in the Karen Brahe library, and landowning.
Biography
Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe was born on 11 May 1578 at Elvedgård, Funen, Denmark.[1] Brahe is the first documented owner of Gunhild Cross, a carved walrus-ivory crucifix of medieval origin. She was a devout Christian.[2]
She died on 21 December 1646 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Kendtes gravsted.
- ^ Heslop 2020, p. 451.
Works cited
- Duggan, Lucie (2025). "2. Reading Women's Work in the Karen Brahe Library". Feminized Work and the Labor of Literature (PDF). Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.1515/9781399541350-006. ISBN 978-1-3995-4135-0. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- Heslop, T. A. (2020). "Gunhild's Cross: Seeing a Romanesque Masterwork through Denmark" (PDF). Art History. 43 (2): 432–457. doi:10.1111/1467-8365.12503. ISSN 0141-6790. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- "Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe". Gravsted (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.